A WebGIS platform for the monitoring of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (GENMON)

A WebGIS platform for the monitoring of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (GENMON)

BACKGROUND In 2007, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated the Global plan of action for Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR). The main goal of this plan is to reduce further loss of genetic diversity in farm animals, so as to protect and promote the diversity of farm animal resources. An important step to reach this goal is to monitor and prioritize endang...

A Web-GIS application for the monitoring of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR) in Switzerland

In 2007, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization, from the United Nations) initiated the Global plan of action for Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR) to reduce further loss of genetic diversity in farm animals. One of the key issues mentioned is to identify endangered breeds to support conservation prioritization programs. In this context, the Swiss Federal O ce for Agriculture attributed a m...

A dedicated Geographic Exploration Interface for the monitoring of worldwide Farm Animal Genetic Resources

Farm animal genetic and genomic resources from an agroecological perspective

and Zerjal T (2015) Farm animal genetic and genomic resources from an agroecological perspective. Agroecology, as a scientific approach, relies on a better knowledge of biodiversity at all levels of organization and function, in order to better manage agricultural production systems, from farm scale to landscape. Ecological concepts such as functional redundancy, complementary use of resources,...

Securing tomorrow’s food Promoting the sustainable use of farm animal genetic resources Information for action